Marker Inscription
Named for family of 1853-57 Texas governor, Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-83), within whose early-day plantation this area was situated. Gov. and Mrs. Pease on May 20, 1875, gave 23-acre site here on Shoal Creek to City of Austin for use as a public park. It was already a landmark, known as post-Civil War camping ground of Gen. George A. Custer (1839-76) and 200 federal soldiers. Left undeveloped until about 1913, park was nevertheless used for all sorts of celebrations such as the annual outings of volunteer firemen. It remains a spot of natural beauty. (1971)
About this site
Pease Park is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2810, -97.7515 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Okewell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Batts, Judge Robert Lynn, House, Matsen House, and McClendon-Price House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015397. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
